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Another good Memory Card - short and sweet. If more missions were that creative i might have played gta.
I really don't like GTA 4, or GTA games in general, but I have to admit that this mission was really enjoyable. But yeah, they really should have had more faith in the player, or at least given better clues as to what you were supposed to do. Still, even when you're phoned up and given the instructions it's fun despite the hand-holding.
Oh wow. I almost forgot this one. But yeah, I remember shooting him, and waiting for some new objective to spoil the moment, only for the mission to end, much to my satisfaction.
Yeah, GTA 4 is so fantastic, no one even freaks out when a Eastern European passes them with a huge sniper rifle.
I don't know if it's just me but I found the text on that phone impossible to read. I can't remember what I did exactly to pass it.
Anyway, I didn't find it especially creative. Seemed kind of obvious really.
Anyway, I didn't find it especially creative. Seemed kind of obvious really.
I've got to disagree. If McReary hadn't called I never would have beat this mission without consulting a guide. Seeing the number on his phone is impossible on a 60 inch non HD set.
I've got to disagree. If McReary hadn't called I never would have beat this mission without consulting a guide. Seeing the number on his phone is impossible on a 60 inch non HD set.
Games should really take a few lessons from Hitman: Blood Money when it comes to setting up interesting missions with multiple ways of solving them.
I still love the Opera House mission where you can replace the replica gun with a real one to kill the actor. Or you could instead knock out the guy in his dressing room, where the outfit and kill the guy by acting out the scene in the Opera.
And then you can rig the lights on the stage to fall and kill the other guy who runs out. Or, if you preferred you could kill that second guy with the chandelier in the middle of the opera house (which takes timing).
Or you could even just kill everyone in the Opera House and it's just as completed.
I think it's even possible to just only kill the actors, but just in a non-stealthy manner.
God I loved that game. I'm praying that Absolution takes it even further.
I still love the Opera House mission where you can replace the replica gun with a real one to kill the actor. Or you could instead knock out the guy in his dressing room, where the outfit and kill the guy by acting out the scene in the Opera.
And then you can rig the lights on the stage to fall and kill the other guy who runs out. Or, if you preferred you could kill that second guy with the chandelier in the middle of the opera house (which takes timing).
Or you could even just kill everyone in the Opera House and it's just as completed.
I think it's even possible to just only kill the actors, but just in a non-stealthy manner.
God I loved that game. I'm praying that Absolution takes it even further.
@Camel Toad,
Good point. I didn't even think about how hard the number would be to read on a smaller, non-HD television.
There is a close shot of it during the quick cutscene when you first reach the roof, but no one would ever think to write it down at that point.
Interesting how much the experience can change on a different T.V.
Good point. I didn't even think about how hard the number would be to read on a smaller, non-HD television.
There is a close shot of it during the quick cutscene when you first reach the roof, but no one would ever think to write it down at that point.
Interesting how much the experience can change on a different T.V.
Yeah, I managed that same bit, Chad. I failed it the first time (I usually go into a situation by 'doing' rather than 'thinking'), and on the second attempt, I realised the number was too small to make out, even with the sniper-scope. Blame my TV.
Thank goodness, then, for McReary giving me the number...
*SPOILER*
...I repaid him by shooting him dead in his virtual head at the story-branch mission.
Thank goodness, then, for McReary giving me the number...
*SPOILER*
...I repaid him by shooting him dead in his virtual head at the story-branch mission.
This is a pretty impressive moment. I haven't played GTA IV, and probably never will, but it's moments like these that amaze me with their shear creativity. Awesome job as always Chad, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you plan to do for your 100th memory card.
Thankfully I've upgraded my set now. Just to note, I was just disagreeing with the McReary calling part, this is a great mission! All the memory cards are great, this one finally got me to register for the site instead of just lurk. Keep up the good work!
So now the police have Nico's number as the last person to call the murder victim, who happened to be standing over the phone when he was shot. Smart.
I loved this part of GTA IV, it was one of those "Wait, this won't work, will it?" HOLY SHIT!" moments.
Great write up :D
Great write up :D
Definitely one of my favorite GTAIV missions, along with the bank robery and the paparazzi intimidation from an helicopter in Gay Tony.
Hmmmm, I see where this is kinda cool for a series that hadn't typically done stuff like this but since it's just one instance, I still think the developer didn't try to be a little more creative. They just took the series, gave it a spit shine, and shipped it. I would have rather seen Niko have the option to save the guy by calling him and saying "get the fudge out of town or die", after which you can report to the crooked cop he fled due to no fault of your own. Would've been even more entertaining and added to Nico as a character.
i hated that mission because I shot the TV out of confusion, and the dealer got up to check it. anybody from the city would've hit the floor.
My memory is a bit fuzzy but I’m almost certain that when I played the mission I rang the fire brigade, then when the fire truck came along with the sirens blaring the dealer got up to look out his window and see what was going on.
So that’s like, what, four ways to lure him out?
GTA 4 has kind of lost its shine for me, but I think that’s because Rockstar outdid themselves and really raised the bar with Red Dead and (hopefully) L.A. Noire.
So that’s like, what, four ways to lure him out?
GTA 4 has kind of lost its shine for me, but I think that’s because Rockstar outdid themselves and really raised the bar with Red Dead and (hopefully) L.A. Noire.
A pity the rest of the game wasn't nearly that creative. Good game, but for the most part, GTA as become very formulaic.
I actually just shot at the window, and kept the scope aimed at a place where his head would be for the instant he got back up. The game has all these moments of brilliance, but I felt like its too obsessed with being open-ended to actually allow most players to act on this. For instance I only had one entertaining chase mission the entire game because it was the only one that had me driving down a highway instead of around a million corners in a crowded city.
For some reason, the description made me think this would be the OTHER McReary mission with a sniper rifle involved. You know, the one that sucks.
I'm glad you picked this one instead.
I'm glad you picked this one instead.
I love these articles. Have you ever played X-Men on the Genesis? That moment after you beat Mojo deserves a spot in a future memory card IMO.
man i cant wait til the night before lanch day i will be in line & have it that night i will play the shite out of it as all of us will business telephone systems
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